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2023 Most Popular Homeland Security Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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$64,764 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Homeland Security Master's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, homeland security was ranked #73 in the country. In fact 2,759 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Homeland Security Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Homeland Security program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Homeland Security Master's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Arizona State University - Skysong the most popular school in the Southwest Region for homeland security students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 31% of the homeland security majors at the school.

Read full report on Homeland Security at Arizona State University - Skysong

The in-demand master’s degree programs at American InterContinental University - Online helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular homeland security schools in the Southwest Region . AIU Online is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the rural area of Schaumburg.

About 21% of the students majoring in homeland security at the school are women while 79% are male.

Full Homeland Security at American InterContinental University - Online Report

#3

Angelo State University

San Angelo, TX

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Angelo State University is a great place for homeland security students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of San Angelo, Angelo State is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 33% of the homeland security majors at the school.

Full Homeland Security at Angelo State University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sam Houston State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 60% of the students majoring in homeland security at the school are women while 40% are male.

Full Homeland Security at Sam Houston State University Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a great place for homeland security students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 15 students majoring in homeland security at UT Rio Grande Valley, 47% are male and 53% are female.

Read full report on Homeland Security at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for homeland security students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of El Paso, UTEP is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in homeland security at UTEP, 57% are male and 43% are female.

Read full report on Homeland Security at The University of Texas at El Paso

With a ranking of #7, University of North Texas did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for homeland security students working on their master’s degree. UNT is a very large public school located in the city of Denton.

Read full report on Homeland Security at University of North Texas

Sul Ross State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree homeland security programs. Sul Ross is a small public school located in the town of Alpine.

Of the 3 students majoring in homeland security at Sul Ross, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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Texas A & M University - Central Texas came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the rural area of Killeen, Texas A & M University - Central Texas is a public school with a small student population.

Read full report on Homeland Security at Texas A & M University - Central Texas

Best Homeland Security Colleges by State

Explore the best homeland security schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 132
Arizona 152
Oklahoma 6
New Mexico 0

Homeland Security is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice & Corrections 7,783
Security Science and Technology 1,875
Other Homeland Security 456
Fire Protection 172

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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